Years ago (back in 2009) while my little sister, Daniela was away on a business trip I took the opportunity to re-do her bedroom at my parents house from this:
{Don’t you love the 80’s furniture in all it’s glory! }
With $500 I updated the room and made it more fitting for her. You can see the full reveal here, but here is a little peek:
{Excuse the poor photography. This was during the very beginning of my blogging days in a room that wasn’t getting a lot of natural light hence the nightstand lights on.}
It’s been this way for years now and in that time my sister moved out to her first apt (see her budget friendly living room design here), moved to London for graduate school and then moved back home while searching for a job. Said job was found and she is currently still living there while she saves up $$$ for her next apt.
So, I decided it was time to give that bedroom a new updated look. I want to leave the paint color the same and work with a lot of the same pieces, but move things around a bit and go with a new color story for the space.
Here is my jumping off point:
The kantha throw was what started it all. I stumbled upon it at Century 21 and was a steal at $40. I couldn’t stop thinking about the pattern on it so, I went back the next day and bought it. I didn’t have a client that needed it and I didn’t need it in my own home so I decided it’s time to re-do Daneila’s room again and use this as my inspiration.
I'm Camila, A SELF APPOINTED STRIPE AFICIONADO WHO HAS A soft spot IN HER HEART FOR BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JARS, THE COLOR ORANGE, AND ELEPHANTS.
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Loretta
You are the QUEEN of the pattern mix -n- match!! Can’t wait to see how it comes together.